Sector Allocation as a Management Tool
January 15-16, 2008
The Village Inn Hotel and Conference Center
1 Beach Street
Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882

Presentations

Welcome - Barry Costa-Pierce, Director, Rhode Island Sea Grant

Limited Access Privilege Programs and Sector Allocations- Mark Holliday, Director, Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service

Comparison of Sector Allocations with (Other?) Limited Access Privilege Programs - Drew Kitts, NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Elizabeth Butler explains the legal considerations of starting a sector.

Mid-Atlantic Sectors Update- Jason Didden, Assistant Fishery Plan Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council

Dave Preble discusses the New England Fishery Management Council and their plans to possibly move forward with sector allocation plans for some fisheries.

Case Study: Shetland Fish Producers’ Organisation - Brian Isbister, Chief Executive, Shetland Fish Producers’ Organisation

Sector Allocation As a Management Tool - Legal Considerations - Elizabeth R. Butler, Esq., Pierce Atwood LLP

Recreational Fisheries and Sector Allocation - Robert J. Johnston, University of Connecticut

Assessing the Potential for Rights-Based Management in U.S. Fisheries - Kate Bonzon, Fisheries Specialist, Environmental Defense Fund

Sector-Lapp Comparison Table

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Brian Isbister of the Shetland Fish Producers' Organisation speaks about sector management in the Shetland Islands.